A wind event, 6-8″ inches of powder, and some of the best spring snow of the season-it must be May. Although the Sierra snowpack is low and dwindling fast there … Read More

Finn Finestone’s skills on a snowboard have been talked about for years. This sounds like the type of sentence that could kick off a write up about any up and … Read More

We were skeptical of the rollerskis & boards at first.  But after seeing them in action, we’re convinced.  This set up is gonna be sick. Not only are you going … Read More

Captial Public Radio, an NPR station from Sacramento, is reporting that the Sierra Nevada snowpack’s water content is only 40% of normal to date.   Unofficial has a phone meeting … Read More

The whole point of this vid is to convince you to buy a season pass next year…but you’ve gotta give props to Squaw for putting together a pretty fun little … Read More

The Line of the Week Alpine Meadow’s, California Marhanken’s The plan was to shoot sicky park shots at Squaw. With the help of Mike Weiner it was all lined up. … Read More

Sal says: ” To say that I’m excited … an understatement, both my passport and myself are ready to go global in twenty thirteen” -Sal masekela Just kidding, I thought … Read More

This is section really really sick, and even though I’m surfboarding in Mexico I desperately want to teleport back to Whistler, more specifically to the Brandywine wine or the Rutherford … then rewind the clock … Read More

Those damned California hippies have made there way into Aspen and have gotten their tentacles into EVERYTHING over there.  Disgusting…simply disgusting. On tuesday, Aspen’s plastic bag ban will take hold … Read More

*UPDATE* =  Stevens Pass has just written to Unofficial and they’d like to publish this response to our article: “We would like to take the opportunity to clarify, from our … Read More

High winds helped create lenticular clouds yesterday evening en las Sierra Nevadas.  When these babies form at sunset, they can put on a dramatic show. Lenticular Clouds Defined: “Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus … Read More

ESPN announced today that they will not be bringing the X-Games to Whistler, BC and instead the expansion areas of the Global X brand will be Barcelona, Munich and Foz do … Read More

This is a comprehensive list of the ski resorts still open in North America.  The Canadian Rockies received record snow this year (Sunshine Village = 406 inches thus far) and … Read More

That’s right, it’s un-OFFICIAL!  Snowbird will end their season on Sunday, May 13th, 2012. There had been plans to open the following weekend but those have been thrown out the … Read More

It’s that time of year when our beloved Sierra Avalanche Center (SAC) stops issuing daily avalanche advisories. Due to a tight budget SAC is only able to operate from the … Read More

Gratuitous dancing, avalanche fences, laughter, hookie bobbing (bumper skiing), blind hucking, faceshots, beer drinking…and who’s that bald guy? Sean Pettit, Riley Leboe, & Richard Permin get weird in Japan with … Read More

Some snow sliders are also kayakers and vice-versa, but all extreme athletes can appreciate insane kayaking like this. if you have some more time explore the whole Rider of the Year II Awards site … Read More

Anyone who travels to the Great White North to ski during the winter months knows that crossing the border can be the trickiest part. Even if you have no illegal … Read More

This tour turned out to be a blessing.  With a bleak, rainy forecast we planned on climbing in thick cloud and skiing in mush.  What we got was the complete … Read More

Check out Chris Benchetler as he he gets after lines in Pemperton, BC and AK. All shot on the juice-box (GoPro) while filming for TGR’s new movie “The Dream Factory.” Not as Gnar … Read More

The Whole Foods sponsored, all-star team of Chris Davenport, Daron Rhalves and Jess McMillan is set to begin their Cascade volcanoes slay fest tomorrow. Their goal is to climb and ski … Read More

If you haven’t noticed Japan is the spot to be From December through February. Two Plank Productions ventured to Japan’s north island, made their way into the Black Diamond Lodge hooked … Read More

A crazy man fired a single gunshot today within 0.6 miles of 3 Truckee public schools.  Truckee Elementary School, Truckee High School, and the Sierra Continuation School were all put … Read More

This ski tour started out as so many in the Pacific North West: warm and wet.  With a perpetual low pressure forecast, we weren’t expecting great ski conditions.  Or even visibility … Read More

Squaw Valley USA is closed for the 2011/12 season.  Yesterday was the last day of the year.  It was a fantastic day and there is plenty of snow up there. … Read More

David Carrier Porcheron (DCP) has been one of the most talented and well rounded snowboarders ever to come out of Canada. He’s competed in the US open halfpipe, the Westbeach … Read More